GRE Word List

SUSTENANCE

means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living

The meaning of the word sustenance is means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living.

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WordMeaning
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel
encumberweigh down
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
upbraidto criticize severely : find fault with
swearto utter or take solemnly (an oath)
inflateddistended with air or gas
draftthe act of drawing or pulling in a net
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
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